Yamaha PSR-S550 Owner's Manual page 69

If you want to rehearse a part before recording,
press the [EXECUTE] button. The REC mark
for the Part in the display will turn off.
In this situation, you can start rehearsing by
pressing the [START/STOP] button.
Return to the Part record standby mode, after
stopping rehearsal by pressing the [START/
STOP] button, and then press the [EXECUTE]
button again.
3
Press the [START/STOP] button to begin
recording.
4
Play the keyboard and record the drum
Voices.
Since the entire Style plays repeatedly, you can
record at any point you like.
5
Press the [START/STOP] button to stop
recording.
Clear the recorded drum Voices
To clear the recorded drum Voices, after starting
recording (refer to step 3 of the recording opera-
tion), follow the instructions below.
Only the rhythm Part can be cleared in this opera-
tion; other Parts (e.g., bass or chord) cannot be
cleared.
1
Press and hold the [-] button and play the
key or keys that correspond to the cleared
Voice.
2
Press the [START/STOP] button to exit from
the clear operation.
Bass, Chord, Pad and Phrase Part record-
ing
1
Press and hold the [REC] button and press
the appropriate [PART] button to which you
want to record.
2
Press the [EXECUTE] button and check that
the REC mark appears at the Part in the dis-
play. In this condition, the [PART] button
also changes to red.
3
Press the [START/STOP] button to begin
recording.
4
Play the keyboard and record your playing.
Creating Original Styles (Style Creator)
● Rules for recording to non-rhythm Parts:
• Use only the CM7 scale tones when recording
the Bass and PHRASE Parts (i.e., C, D, E, G,
A, and B).
• Use only the C chord tones when recording
the CHORD and PAD Parts (i.e., C, E, G, and
B).
C R C C R C
Using the data recorded here, the auto accom-
paniment (Style playback) is appropriately con-
verted depending on the chord changes you
make during your performance.
NOTE
• Any desired chord or chord progression can be used for the INTRO
and ENDING sections.
5
Press the [START/STOP] button to stop
recording.
Record to other Parts in other sections.
6
Save the Style data (page 71)
C = Chord notes
C, R = Recommended notes
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